Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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